Fort Laprairie, French colonial fort in La Prairie, Canada

Fort Laprairie was a military fort built in 1687 in New France, serving until 1713. Its site is now a residential area and park, Place La Mennais, on rue Émile-Gamelin in La Prairie, Quebec. A cairn for a second battle stands at Chemin de la Bataille Nord and Chemin de Saint Jean.

Fort Laprairie was built in 1687 and served New France until 1713. On August 11, 1691, English and Dutch colonists under Major Pieter Schuyler attacked the fort, which resisted the assault. The site of the fort was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1921.

The site of the fort is now Place La Mennais, a residential area and park on rue Émile-Gamelin in La Prairie. A cairn marking the second battle stands at Chemin de la Bataille Nord and Chemin de Saint Jean. The fort site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1921.

The fort site is now Place La Mennais park on rue Émile-Gamelin in La Prairie, a residential area with no standing remains. A separate cairn commemorating the 1691 battle stands at Chemin de la Bataille Nord and Chemin de Saint Jean, so the two markers are visited separately.

The 1691 attackers were not only English: Major Pieter Schuyler's force included Dutch colonists, and the fort withstood them on August 11. The site was made a National Historic Site of Canada in 1921, and a cairn for the battle stands at Chemin de la Bataille Nord and Chemin de Saint Jean.